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Plot Summary of Highland Princess
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Warner, Nov 2004, 5.99, 400 pp.
ISBN: 0446614629

In 1366 intelligent Mairi MacDonald, daughter of the Lord of the Isles and King of Hebrides, meets Lachlan “the Wily” MacLean and his gigantic brother Hector at her father's court. Lachlan thinks that Mairi is the prettiest woman he ever seen and perhaps the most intelligent as she intercedes and helps prove a man innocent of a murder charge. He plans to make her his wife although her parents want a royal spouse for their high spirited daughter.

Niall Mackinnon the Master of the household decides that Lachlan is a rival for Mairi's affection so he plots to kill the him during a hunt. Instead they turn the tables and kill him. Even before the incident a feud split the two clans who share ownership of the Isle of Mull under the auspices of Laird John MacDonald.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Highland Princess
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Plot
Time/era of story - Ancient scotland
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving someone from historic enemy
Matchbreaker Yes
Matchbreaker is - Dad

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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